Elmer Pato
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Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||
Died | July 16, 2020 (aged 66) | |||||||||||||
Occupation | Architect | |||||||||||||
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Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | +80kg | |||||||||||||
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Elmer Pato was a Filipino taekwondo practitioner and sports executive who represented the Philippines in international competitions.
Background[]
Pato is a recognized pioneer of the Philippine Taekwondo Association, having served as chairman for the national sports association's regional affairs.[1] Pato competed at the 1976 Asian Championships in Melbourne, Australia where he clinched a bronze medal. He also served as an instructor and coach when Taekwondo was in its infancy in the country.[1]
Personal life[]
Pato is survived by his wife Maria Janela Pato, seven daughters and three sons.[1] He was an architect by profession. Pato died due to COVID-19, amidst a pandemic, in July 16, 2020 at the age of 66.[2][3]
Honors[]
- 1976 Asian Taekwondo Championships (+80kg; Bronze)
Reference[]
- ^ a b c "Taekwondo pioneer passes away". Tempo. July 21, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Atencio, Peter (July 27, 2020). "PH taekwondo community mourns death of 3rd member". Manila Standard. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "PH taekwondo community mourns passing of ex champ; 2 other jins succumb to COVID". ABS-CBN News. July 30, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
Categories:
- Filipino martial artists
- Filipino male taekwondo practitioners
- Visayan people
- Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists
- 2020 deaths
- Filipino architects
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- Filipino martial arts biography stubs
- Asian taekwondo biography stubs